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L. Lowry Mays
Beginning with one small radio station in 1972, Mays went on to create a massive media empire under the name Clear Channel Communications. Mays was particularly aggressive in acquiring new entities as... View Details
Keywords: Entertainment & Broadcast Media
- 29 Nov 2017
- Research & Ideas
How to Succeed in Business (According to a 15th Century Trade Merchant)
is cataloging Baker Library’s holdings from this period. “Cotrugli is one of the earliest texts to talk about business ethics, such as treating people fairly.” Stay out of politics Readers also find clear instructions on what to avoid... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
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HBS - The year in Review
RESPONSE A Moving Target with Clear Principles HBS regularly revised its policies over the course of the year as Harvard, Boston, Cambridge, and Massachusetts modified COVID protocols to reflect the trajectory of the pandemic. The School... View Details
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
Full Court Press
that most excited Williams. Speaking on the outdoor patio of the Kigali Marriott a few days before the BAL championship, he noted that, earlier in the week, he had attended a curated meal of African cuisine that featured a fashion show.... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
- 21 Apr 2021
- Research & Ideas
The Pandemic Conversations That Leaders Need to Have Now
organization doesn’t seem psychologically safe, create venues for honest questions and ideas. Find a channel for people who have concerns they may not want to bring to their direct supervisors. In meetings, allow people to submit... View Details
- 14 Jul 2020
- Research & Ideas
Restarting Under Uncertainty: Managerial Experiences from Around the World
proactive effort to be as effective and clear as possible in their communication to both internal and external stakeholders. Importantly, a vast majority of the initiatives that companies in our sample are implementing do not require... View Details
- 25 Apr 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research, April 25
mean for global outdoor advertising in general, and U.K. outdoor advertising in particular, was not clear. Doubling in size in such an environment appeared a daunting task. Purchase this case:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
Robert E. (Ted) Turner
Taking over his father’s outdoor advertising company in 1963, he immediately began expanding it beyond its core billboard business, acquiring Atlanta television’s Channel 17. Securing programming from... View Details
Keywords: Entertainment & Broadcast Media
- 24 Apr 2006
- Research & Ideas
Managing Alignment as a Process
standard for workers in construction, farming, and other professions that require strenuous outdoor labor. SMI built a successful national sales base from its headquarters in Massachusetts by establishing View Details
- 19 Jan 2017
- News
Finding Purpose in Profit
been cast in earlier, better times. “My parents were very hard-working, ethical people who instilled in us a sense of duty to country, family, and community,” says Coupounas. “They made it clear that we were expected to do all in our... View Details
- 02 Mar 2017
- News
Such Great Heights
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on SoundCloud More Skydeck episodes Tom Vogl (MBA 1998) was named CEO of the Mountaineers, an 11,000-member outdoor community in the Pacific Northwest, in February 2016. A lifelong climber, the job gave Vogl... View Details
- 20 Dec 2004
- Research & Ideas
How an Order Views Your Company
the order management cycle? Benson Shapiro: In the late 1970s, when I was teaching the Industrial Marketing course in the MBA program at Harvard, it began to become clear to me that to really manage many businesses, one needed to deal... View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Johnston
- 13 Feb 2006
- Research & Ideas
Turning High Potential into Real Reward
what he can do to get started building a global brand. Again, he sees the technology, what's available from the wool. He understands what outdoor athletic people or design-conscious people might want. He makes assumptions about how these... View Details
- 16 Dec 2008
- First Look
First Look: December 16, 2008
scholars, and others. Purchase this case: http://harvardbusinessonline.hbsp.harvard.edu/ b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=308092 Clear Channel 2006 Harvard Business School Case 208-083 The Board of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2005
- News
Lessons from the Tsunami Disaster
Dan Curran (MBA ’00), administrative director of the School’s Humanitarian Leadership Program. Most importantly, centralized recovery planning should take a backseat to helping survivors with immediate recovery needs, such as clearing... View Details
- 13 Nov 2000
- Research & Ideas
Managing to Learn: How Companies Can Turn Knowledge into Action
his research, few managers know how to channel innovative thinking into practice by making sense of the overwhelming amount of market, financial, and technical data now available and then sharing discoveries and strategies with other... View Details
Keywords: by Laurie Joan Aron
- 25 Mar 2015
- News
The Greening of Houston
which has helped transform 160 acres of land around the Houston Ship Channel into an expansive green space, with hiking and biking trails, a bat sanctuary, a skate park, and an amphitheater that is home to the city’s Fourth of July... View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
They Call Him Mr. China
Issue Focus: The Global Manager Perkowski Issue Focus: The Global Manager Around the World Think Locally, Act Globally Bringing Global Back Home On Wall Street, Jack Perkowski (MBA 1973) channeled capital to growing companies. In China,... View Details
- 01 Sep 2014
- News
Feedback
position to compete online in the early stages of Netflix, but preferred to focus on improving traditional services rather than look into new distribution channels and to follow consumer preferences. —Ayuna Badmaeva (GMP 12, 2012) via... View Details
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
Innovation, Inc.
concludes: Support employees’ progress in their work every day. Set clear and meaningful goals for them; provide direct help, versus hindrance; offer adequate resources and time; respond to successes and failures by drawing on the... View Details